IC60391: IMPORT NODE MAY CAUSE A CRASH OF THE TSM SERVER

IBM Tivoli Storage Manager V6.1 Fix Pack 2 (6.1.2) Server Downloads
IBM Tivoli Storage Manager V6.1 Fix Pack 3 (6.1.3) Server Downloads

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• During import of a node, the importing server might crash with
  the following messages:
  ANR9999D XiImportObject(xibf.c:1297) Thread<id>: Unknown result
  code (24) from bfCreate
  ANR7837S Internal error XIBF0004 detected.
  
  This problem is more likely to occur when exporting API clients
  which have sent very large files to the TSM srever.
  
    TSM Versions Affected: 5.5.0.0 and newer
    Initial Impact: Medium
    Additional Keywords: BFRC_AGGR_SIZE_EXCEEDED EXPORT zz61
  
    TSM Versions Affected: 5.5.0.0 and newer
    Customer/L2 Diagnostics
  A trace with traceflags XI XIDETAIL XISESS on the source server
  will show the real file size (2.1618135129) much bigger than the
  estimated filesize used for aggregate building (0.142182)
  &#65422;imxi.c&#65434;&#65422;859&#65434;&#65422;imExportObjects&#65434;:object to be exported is
  0.22182007, size is 2.1618135129.
  &#65422;imxi.c&#65434;&#65422;1262&#65434;&#65422;ReadyToSendBatch&#65434;:Aggr value for
  objId(0.22182007) is: newNodeId=73, newFsId=74,newMcId=24,
  size=0.142182, objectFound=1.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: All TSM Server Users.                        *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: See ERROR DESCRIPTION.                  *
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  * RECOMMENDATION: Apply fixing level when available.           *
  *                 This problem is currently projected to       *
  *                 be fixed in levels 5.5.4 and 6.1.2.          *
  *                 Note that this is subject to change at       *
  *                 the discretion of IBM.                       *
  ****************************************************************
  *
  

Problem conclusion

• The TSM server has been corrected.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

  PK85291

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  TSM SERVER

• Fixed component ID

  5698ISMSV

Applicable component levels

• R55A PSY

     UP

• R55H PSY

     UP

• R55L PSY

     UP

• R55S PSY

     UP

• R55W PSY

     UP

• R55Z PSY

     UP

• R61A PSY

     UP

• R61H PSY

     UP

• R61L PSY

     UP

• R61S PSY

     UP

• R61W PSY

     UP

• R61Z PSY

     UP